Igor Bargatin

In 2015, Europe’s governments were, for the lack of a better word, overwhelmed by the influx of over 1 million refugees. The affected countries squabbled over a unified response and ultimately failed in organising a joint effort to manage what was termed the worst refugee crisis since the Second World…

How Artificial Intelligence Research Tries to Build Intelligent Autonomous Systems Can robots be creative enough to build their own language? Computational linguistics explores semiotics, its origins, evolution and dynamics with an interdisciplinary approach aimed at finding out statistics and rules to construct a computational model of natural language. Luc Steels,…

As in countless other areas, the diversity, frequency, and scale of human activity are having devastating effects on our oceans and their ecosystem. Whilst overfishing, pollution, and climate change are severely damaging to coral reefs around the world, we remain largely ignorant of – or blind to – the importance…

The nominating institution Schott on the project: Hundreds of thousands worldwide suffer from retinal degenerative diseases that result in vision loss. Hevonkorpi’s newly developed NR600 implant activates damaged retinal cells to restore vision with a minimally invasive, high-performance device. Tags: Med-Tech

Banana-based biodegradable sanitary pads can combat the waste problem of sanitary pads by utilizing banana plant and leaf extract betel.

Mathematical structure permeates the natural world. Dr. Fathauer’s work blends mathematics with organic and inorganic forms from nature. This synthesis allows him to create novel and compelling artworks, realized as prints and ceramic sculptures. These derive their appeal from juxtapositions such as complexity and order; movement and balance; and geometric…

How Macroeconomics Shape the Financial Architecture of Tomorrow Sometimes, the reason for a paradigm shift can seem completely obvious after it has been discovered. One wonders how the prior held notion could have been resilient to change for so long. A field that does not lack bold assertions followed by…

Ocean School is a free, groundbreaking online learning experience to advance environmental awareness and ocean literacy. It builds critical thinking and problem-solving skills, improves understanding of marine science and culture, provides exposure to diverse marine career paths, and fosters a culture of ocean sustainability and environmental stewardship. Ocean School uses…

Intergroup empathy plays an important role in mitigating conflicts that cause the suffering of millions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, people often fail to experience empathy toward outgroup members. We created a hybrid art – science model that is shown to successfully raise the level of intergroup empathy. Our projects are…

The nominating institute Max-Planck Institute on the project: Progress in biology and medicine hinges on the availability of powerful tools, as was made clear again by the current pandemic. The imminent next revolution in biology will be driven by the exploration of emergent physical phenomena at cellular scales, like the…